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Madame Satã (2002)
Directed by Karim Aïnouz
Overview
A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976). In turn, bandit, transvestite, street fighter, brothel cook, convict and father to seven adopted children, dos Santos – better known as Madame Satã – was also a notorious gay performer who pushed social boundaries in a volatile time.
Length 105 minutes
Actors
Lázaro Ramos | Marcélia Cartaxo | Flávio Bauraqui | Renata Sorrah | Fellipe Marques | Emiliano Queiroz | Gero Camilo | Floriano Peixoto | Eduardo Coutinho | Ricardo Blat | Karine Teles | Orã Figueiredo